Women’s health
More women are given an accessible opportunity to prioritise their own health.
This background clip shows schoolgirls celebrating and thanking 4FR Health after receiving sanitary pad donations through Woman2Woman.
Women helping women since 2019
Our history and impact
From women’s health screenings to restored dignity in schools and communities, #Pads4Paps shows how one act of care can travel far beyond the consultation room.
Since 2019, #Pads4Paps has assisted, on average, more than 100 women per year with women’s health screenings and has collected more than 1,000 packets of sanitary pads per year. The combined purpose of #Pads4Paps is both practical and far-reaching, protecting health, dignity and school attendance.
100+Women screened per year, on average, since 2022
1,000+Packets of sanitary pads donated per year, on average, since 2022
1,200+Minimum 2026 target across 12 schools
Real livesChanged through trusted community partnerships
The combined purpose
One campaign creates two powerful ripples.
The first ripple begins inside the consultation room. Each year, women are encouraged to make time for cervical screening, breast and urinary concerns, contraception, family planning and other women’s health needs.
The second ripple travels far beyond 4FR Health. Every donated packet of sanitary pads can help a girl attend school without interruption, take part with confidence and manage her period with dignity.
Menstrual dignity
Donations are carried by trusted partners to girls and women who need them.
Far-reaching care
Health, dignity and education are strengthened through one shared effort.
The #Pads4Paps journey
Built through volunteer care, generous patients and trusted community partners.
Each chapter reflects the people who gave, the organisations who received and the women and girls reached through the campaign.
2019
Where it began
Our first Women’s Day clinic
Five young female doctors volunteered their time and skills during a three-hour clinic. Nearly 50 women received Pap smears, breast examinations and urine testing while contributing sanitary products and women’s toiletries.
The donations were handed to the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children, supporting women and children affected by violence and abuse.
2020
A name and a new format
#Pads4Paps is born
The COVID-19 pandemic changed our plans, but not our determination. We adapted the initiative into a weekend clinic on 7 and 8 August 2020. This was the year the campaign received its name: #Pads4Paps.
All sanitary pad donations collected during the weekend were donated to Mount Hope KLC.
2021
A necessary pause
A year of loss and recovery
The effects of the pandemic became deeply personal for the 4FR Health family. We lost a staff member to COVID-19, and Gavin became seriously ill. The campaign paused for the year, but its purpose remained.
2022
2023
2023
A month of care
From a weekend clinic to a Women’s Month campaign
Instead of holding the campaign for only a day or weekend, August became an entire month dedicated to women’s health and menstrual dignity. Nearly 250 women received women’s health screenings and more than 1,200 packets of sanitary pads were collected.
The donations were delivered to Ratang Bana Place of Safety in Alexandra Township, Gauteng. During the handover, the team learned that the contribution would assist more than 300 school-going girls who relied on Ratang Bana for sanitary pads.
Featured in Weekend Argus
“Medic boosts women’s health”
As the expanded Women’s Month campaign gathered momentum, Weekend Argus profiled Dr Colette Adams-Julius and the #Pads4Paps model: women prioritising preventive reproductive health while their sanitary pad donations helped girls supported by Ratang Bana Place of Safety.
The report captured an important turning point. By the time it was published, the campaign had already attracted 100 women who had completed or confirmed bookings, showing how #Pads4Paps was growing beyond a once-off clinic into a sustainable month-long campaign.
The story also highlighted support from Hamadi Clinical Laboratories and the wider idea behind the initiative: one woman’s health appointment can create a second act of care for another woman or girl.
Read the original IOL / Weekend Argus story →Watch the handover response
A joyful thank you from Ratang Bana
The team shared their happiness and gratitude after receiving the donations.
Open the video on YouTube →2024
2025
2025
Impact closer to home
Partnering with Florence Campbell and Woman2Woman
Woman2Woman is a community-based organisation serving Bishop Lavis, Lavistown, Valhalla Park, Nooitgedacht and surrounding communities. Under the leadership of Florence Campbell, the team combines sanitary pad distribution with after-school activities, training, life skills and safe spaces for women and girls affected by gender-based violence.
More than 1,800 packets of sanitary pads donated by 4FR Health patients were handed over for distribution to local school-going girls during 2024 and 2025.
Florence Campbell and Woman2Woman
The people who carry hope into the community.
Donations only create change when committed people make sure they reach the right hands. Florence and her team transform boxes of sanitary pads into practical support, school attendance and restored dignity.
“Woman2Woman empowers women and girls to know their worth and value. We are committed to breaking the silence on GBV and creating safe spaces for victims. Our Sanitary Drive restores dignity to young girls by providing essential sanitary pads.”Florence Campbell, Woman2Woman
A school principal’s perspective
Why every packet matters at Hillside Primary
In a newly shared interview, Mrs September, Principal of Hillside Primary, explains just how urgent the need remains. She describes how even very young learners arrive at school unprepared for menstruation and how financial hardship at home often leaves girls without basic sanitary support.
Her message is a reminder that each donation is not just a product. It is reassurance, dignity, education and practical support for girls who might otherwise miss out.
“Every packet that we have received from the donators, we appreciate it ... it is important that our girls be educated.” Mrs September, Principal, Hillside Primary
The journey of a donation
From one generous act to a day of uninterrupted learning.
You give
A patient, family, business or supporter donates packets of sanitary pads or funds the campaign.
We collect
4FR Health and 4FR Help NPC receive, prepare and account for campaign contributions.
Partners carry
Trusted community partners such as Woman2Woman take the packets into schools and communities.
Girls stay in class
The donation becomes comfort, confidence, dignity and uninterrupted school attendance.
The 2026 sanitary drive
Twelve schools. At least 1,200 packets. One shared purpose.
Florence Campbell and the Woman2Woman team plan to visit 12 schools and provide 100 packets of sanitary pads to each school.
That creates a minimum target of 1,200 packets for 2026. Based on the generosity shown since 2022, this goal is more than attainable. With everyone’s help, we believe the campaign can far exceed it.
“Our belief is that girls should be able to go to school uninterrupted, and not miss out due to a lack of sanitary pads.”Florence Campbell, Woman2Woman
Help the story continue
Your contribution can reach further than you imagine.
Choose your health, donate securely, sponsor another woman or help provide packets of sanitary pads for the 2026 school drive.